Australian pacer John Hastings suffered a fresh injury setback on Tuesday (September 26) after injuring his back, and is confirmed to miss the early stages of One-Day Cup for Victoria. Bushrangers have announced uncapped teenager Xavier Crone as the replacement.

Hastings successfully recovered from an ankle injury he picked up in August playing for Worcestershire, but his comeback is now likely to be delayed by at least a couple of weeks after he injured his back while bowling in the nets in Melbourne last week.

"John unfortunately injured his back while bowling during training in the MCG nets last Friday. He had only recently returned from an ankle injury so naturally this a slight setback for him," team physio Nick Adcock said, before adding that he expects the veteran pacer to return for the later part of the tournament.

"We'll manage his treatment over the next couple of weeks and remain hopeful he'll be able to return to the One-Day Cup squad and make a big impact in the matches in Sydney."

Second-highest ODI wicket-taker in 2016, Hastings was a part of Australia's squad for the 2017 Champions Trophy earlier this year. Having recovered from the ankle injury, a "fully-fit" Hastings returned to training during Victoria's pre-season camp in Queensland and was a part of the side's last pre-season practice match.